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Citizen science, moth selfies, “Sphinx Moth Amber Ale” and edible insects will celebrate National Moth Week at this family friendly evening of nighttime nature. Join us for a fun time at the Brewery near the Hayes St. Bridge in downtown San Antonio. You can help mix up our "moth bait," check out our moth magnets that draw insects of all kinds for close inspection and data collection. Help us load information for the citizen science-fueled moth census via iNaturalist, a data…

Join us for an an overview of the amazing Monarch butterfly migration and life cycle We'll get an update on their population status, President Obama's recent Pollinator Strategy announcement, and predictions about their fall migration. Monika Maeckle of the Texas Butterfly Ranch will also offer tips on creating your own successful pollinator garden - just in time for their migration - and answer questions on raising Monarchs and other butterflies. NOTE: This class will be held indoors at the Parish Hall…

As part of the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival, the Instituto Cultural Mexicano/Mexican Cultural Institute in San Antonio presents Buen Viaje, Mariposa Monarca!, a collection of Mexican art that features the iconic migrating insects, October 20 - September 30, 2016.. An exhibit by Mexican nature photographer Ignacio Arcas will be presented and discussed at a reception Thursday, October 20, 6 - 8 PM. Arcas will present photos of the Monarchs’ roosting sites in Michoacán, Mexico and will be available to discuss…

The Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne, Texas is hosting a Protect and Preserve luncheon to celebrate the conservation of land, water and wildlife on October 21st. The event will feature Catalina Trail who will speak on her amazing experience as the person who "discovered" the overwinter site of millions of Monarch butterflies with her partner Ken Brugger in 1975. Chet Garner, of PBS's show, "THE DAYTRIPPER" will also join in for the celebration. Tickets are available for purchase online here. …

The Symposium will explore how the Monarch butterfly migration is the perfect prism through which we can look as a community at challenges like climate change. Moderated by Dan Goodgame, who is vice-president for executive communications at Rackspace, a global leader in cloud computing. A Pulitzer Prize finalist and best-selling author, Goodgame describes himself as a “recovering journalist.” He worked as a top editor at TIME and FORTUNE, a White House correspondent, and a foreign correspondent in the Middle…

Join us Saturday, October 22 during peak Monarch butterfly migration week as we celebrate San Antonio's unique place in the storied Monarch butterfly migration--right in the middle of the flyway. Events are FREE and open to the public. Here's the current schedule:

10 AM People for Pollinators Parade COSTUMES ENCOURAGED
We'll gather at 9:30 for a migration through the Pearl grounds led by San Antonio's own Pedaling Pollinators, a butterfly-themed bike troupe orchestrated by the Earn-A-Bike Coop.

Native Plant Sale by the Native Plant Society of Texas and Bexar County Master Gardeners
Live bee hive demonstraton by Alamo Area Beekeepers
Butterfly and Caterpillar story time at the Twig Bookstore
Monarch Jeopardy, National Wildlife Federation
LIVE caterpillars and other critters by Monarch Joint Venture

Anurag Agrawal, author, scientist, Monarch butterfly lover. Don't miss Cornell University professor Anurag Agrawal's appearance at the San Antonio Book Festival. Agrawal will discuss his new book, Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, A Poisonous Plant, and their Remarkable Story of Coevolution. Questions welcome. Read a review of the book. Monika Maeckle, founder of Texas Butterfly Ranch and the Director of the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival will facilitate the discussion. Agrawal is famous for his contrarian views, such as…